Hose-coupling.



E. H. GOLD.

HOSE COUPLING.

APPucATloN FILED APR. I9. |917.

Patented -Oot 22, 1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

A T/eNE 15 E. H. GOLD.

HOSE COUPLING.

APPLicATloN FILED APR.19, my.

Patented 001;. 22, 1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3A EGBEBT H. GOLD, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOSE-COUPLING.

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To alZ :whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EGBERT H. Gom, a

citizen of the United States, residin atmore particularly to couplers suitable for use in coupling up the steam train pipes of railway cars; and the invention has for its object to provide a simple inexpensive device for holdin a hose coupler gasket in place in its seat 1n the coupler, which device may be readily manipulated for the purpose of putting the gasket in place or removing it rom the coupler, and is arranged on the outside of the gasket sovthat it forms no obstruction to the steam port as is the case with most ot the gasket holders now in use.

rlhe invention consists in the new and improved devices and arrangements to be hereinafter described and claimed for carrying out the above 'stated objects and such other incidental objects as will appear from the following description.

The invention is illustrated, in certain preterred embodiments, in the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a view, in elevation, of the face of a coupler, with the locking arm in section, showingI the gasket held in place by a gasket holder constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig., 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 2-5-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view, in perspective, of the gasket and gasket holdin device.

Fig. d is a view of t e gasket holding device alone.

Fig. 5 is a Vfragmentary plan view illustrating the manner in which the gasket is fastened in place in its seat.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fi 1 showing a modified form of gasket holdger Fig. 7 is a plan view of a part of the coupier shown in the preceding gure.

Fig. 8 is a detail face view of the gasket and modiied forni of gasket holder.

Fig. 9 is a side view of the gasket and gasket holder. v

Fig. 10 is a face view of the gasket and holder showing another form of the invention. V y' i Fig.; x11 is a side view of the gasket and Specication of Letters atent.

Application iled Api-i1 19, 1917. Serial No. 163,234.

Patented Oct. 22, 1318.

holder showing another form of the invention.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view on line 12-12 of Fig. 10.

Figs, 13 and 14 are views illustrating .a further modiiication, Fig. 13 showing the gasket and holder in elevation and Fig. 14 being a section on line 121-14 of Fig. 13.

Figs. 15 and 16 show still diHerent embodiments of the invention, Fig. 15 being a plan view of the gasket holding part of the coupler and Fig. 16 a face view of the gasket and gasket holding device.

Like characters of reference desi ate like parts in the several figures of the rawings.

I have shown the gasket holding means of my invention as employed in a hose coupler of the general type shown in the application of Edward A.. Russell and Seelye P. Harriman, Serial No. 73,885, filed January 24:,

1916. This particular type of hose coupler is chosen arbitrarily, for the urpose of illustrating a practical application of the device of my invention which might be utiliz'ed in any steam train pipecoupling now in use by railroads, and quite possibly also in other similar situations.

Referring rst to Fi s. 1 to 5 inclusive, 25 designates the coupler ead and 26 its locking arm which is adapted to engage the head of a matin coupler. 27 is a conduit ineinvloer which is formed at one end with a seat 28 for the gasket 29. 30 is the cani ring for -movin the conduit member 2.7 in the head 25. he gasket is formed with a circumferential groove 31 in which is seated a vwire 32, the middle portion of which is bent so as to form a stud or projection 33, the rest of the wire being bent into almost a cornplete circle with the extremities 34. lprojecting outwardly away from 'the gas et and preferably looped over, as. indicated at 35. The iange 36 which forms a part of the seat for the asket has a perforation?? to receive the stud 33 on the fastening ring 32. rihe ange 36 is formed' at a oint diametrically opposite erforation 37 with a slot 38, on opposite si es of which are lugs 39, 39 and back of these similar lugs 40, 40. The. lingers 30 are spread after they have been introduced into slot 38 and bent down over lugs 40 so that they stand-behind lugs 39. When the gasket is to be removed from the coupler it is a simple matter to lbend the fingers back to their original position.

ln ligs. 6 to 9 inclusive, the arrangement is the saine except that the lingersV 34k; of the ring 32a are twisted together, as indicated at el, so that the ring is more reliably engaged with the gasket. ln soine cases it inay be desirable to ship and handle the gaskets and rings permanently united in this manner.

ln Figs. 10, il and l2, the ring 32b is shown as molded into gasket 291.

in Figs. 13 andv le the gasket 29C is provided with a metal ferrule d2 formed with a groove d3 to receive the fastening ring 32e.

rihe arrangement illustrated in Figs. l5 and 16 is somewhat dierent. rEthe tia-nge 36d in Which the gasket 29l is seated is formed with a T slot e4. rilie fingers 34d of ring 32d stand a trifle apart at their upper ends but may be sprung together so as to nass through the mouth oi the slot. T/lhen released they expand in the cross slots i5 so as to hold the gasket in place.

' claini:

' The combination with a coupler having E l. a gasket seat, of a gasket provided with an exterior projection and a bendable fastening element arranged entirely outside the port oi said gasket, which projection and element are adapted to engage said gasket seat to 1nold the gasket in place therein.

2. The combination with a coupler having a gasket seat, oi a gasket provided with an exterior projection and an oppositely arranged, bendable fastening element; said seat being formed with an opening to receive said projection, and a slot to receive the bendable fastening element.

3. The combination with a coupler having a gasket seat, of a gasket provided With an exterior projection and an oppositely arranged, bendable fastening element; said seat being formed With an opening to repeive said projection, a slot to receive the oendable fastening element, and a lug adapted to stand in iront ci said bendable elenient when in operative position.

The combination With a coupler having a gasket seat, oi a gasket provided with an ekterior projection and diametrically opposite therefrom a pair oi bendable fastening elements; said seat being formed with an opening to receive said projection, and a slot to receive said bendable fastening elements which are adapted to be spread to hold the gasket in place.

5. The combination with a coupler having a gasket seat, of a gasket provided With an exterior projection and diametrically opposlte therefrom a pair of bendable fastening elements; said seat being formed with an opening to receive said projection, a slot to receive said bendable fastening elements which are adapted to be spread to hold 'the gasket in place, and lugs on opposite sides ci' said slot adapted to stand in .iront oi the bendable fastening elements When in operative position.

6. The combination with a coupler having a gasket seat, of a gasket and a Wire bent to circular forni extending around and engaged with said gasket provided with a projection and an oppositely arranged bendable linger, said gasket seat being formed with an opening to receive said projection, and a slot to receive said finger.

7. lhe combination with a coupler having a gasket seat, of a gasket and a Wire bent to circular form extending around and engaged with said gasket, provided With a projection and diametrically opposite therefrom a pair oi bendable lingers; said seat being formed with an opening to receive said projection, and a slotV to receive said fingers which are adapted to be spread to hold the gasket in place.

8. The combination `With a coupler having a gasket seat, oi a gasket and a vvire bent to circular iorrn extending around and engaged with said gasket, the middle portion ot which is offset to :torni a stud, the ends orn which project outwardly from the gasket providing benda'ble ngers; said seat being formed with an opening to receive said stud and with a slot to receive said 9. The combination with a coupler having a gasket seat, of a gasket and a Wire bent to circular form extending around and engaged with said gasket, the middle portion or which is odset to forni a stud, the ends of which project outwardly :troni the gasket providing bendable lingers; said seat being formed with an opening to receive said stud and With a slot to receive said iingers, and lugs on opposite sides oi said slot adapted to stand in iront oi said ingers when the latter are bent dovvn toward the coupler.

l0. The combination with a coupler having a gasket seat, ci a gasket formed vvith a circular groove and a Wir-e bent to circular form seated in said groove, the middle portion oi which is offset to :torni a stal.. the ends or" 1which project outwardly from the gasket providing bendableingers; said seat being formed with an opening to receive said stud and with a slot to receive said fingers, and lugs on opposite sides of said slot adapted to stand in iront oi said lingers when the latter are bent dovvn to- Ward the coupler.

il. The combination with a coupler having a gasket seat, on? a gasket and a vlire bent to circular form extending around and engaged With said gasket, provided with a projection and diametrically opposed therefrom a pair ci bendable iingers twisted ton gether adjacent the gasket; said seat being formed With an opening to receive said projection, a slot to receive said bendable fngers which are adapted to be spread to hold the gasket in place, and lugs on opposite sides of said slot adapted to stand in front of said bendable fingers when in operative position.

12. The combination with a coupler having a gasket holding ange formed with openings therein, of a gasket, and a bendable Wire on the outer perimeter of the gasket having outward projections adapted to extend into said openings and engage said gasket with saidange.

13. The combination with a coupler having a gasket holdingi flange formed with openings therein, 'f a gasket, and gasket retaining means arranged entirely out of the gort of said gasket comprising a stud memer and a bendable member, which members are adapted to enter said openingsV and engage the gasket with saidange.

14. The combination with a coupler having a gasket seat, of a gasket provided with an exterior projection and a bendable fastening element, said seat being formed with an opening to receive said projection and a slot to receive the bendable fastening element.

EGBERT H. GOLD. 

